Perhaps a more fitting shelter for the homeless in Kent would be the streets?
With all the questions about the Kent Train Depot Station, the most "logical" thing to do with the antique building is to retain it and turn it into a railroad museum.
In the March 16 edition of the Kent Reporter, Mark Klaas wrote, telling us the HOT lanes were here to stay. He wrote about them as a success story, which is exactly what the Washington State Department of Transportation would like everyone to believe.
Few in our city object to services for the homeless. I certainly do not.
I stood on 4th Street as the funeral procession for fallen State Trooper Tony Radulescu slowly made its way to ShoWare Center during the March 1 ceremony.
A proposed homeless shelter on East Meeker is the wrong use for that site. It is located within the downtown zone.
If you have not heard about Senate Bill 6442 yet, it relates to health care for educators, and it stinks.
Tonight when we go to sleep in our warm beds, there will be people in Kent who will be sleeping outside, in doorways, on benches, in cars. And tomorrow when we wake up, they will still be outside in the weather, walking the streets of Kent, looking for shelter and warmth.
I would like to thank the firefighters for always doing such a great job helping us citizens. People don't understand what they do for us. They put their families aside and risk their lives to protect us.
Far too many individuals complain about politics, yet don't even bother to vote.
I sat at the wonderful Kenny G and Gladys Knight concert at the ShoWare Center in January, realizing how connected I am to events and services that the city of Kent has provided for us as residents.
The Washington State Patrol would like to thank all the wonderful people of Washington who showed their compassion and care following the tragic death of Trooper Tony Radulescu.
The Kent Chamber of Commerce recognizes the challenges the city of Kent has faced regarding the Resource Center located on East 3rd and Meeker and we welcome the opportunity to work through a collaborative process that includes discussions with the Kent Chamber of Commerce,
On behalf of the Kent Chamber of Commerce, I am writing to request your support in retaining the streamlined sales tax (SST) mitigation policy as it currently exists. This issue has been a very critical one for Kent since the 2007 SST legislation and the full-mitigation agreement woven into that legislation (SSB 5089).
I was thrilled to see the headline in the Jan. 6 Kent Reporter titled, “Downtown Kent Project a year down the road.” It can’t be soon enough for me!
A big Christmas thanks to the three city council members who (in a 3-3 Dec. 13 vote) gave an early present to all the gang-bangers and street dealers of Kent by driving seriously ill citizens into their underground world.
Our state budget is a moral document.
Our governor and state legislators are faced with the difficult task of preparing a balanced budget and are calling for extreme cuts in government services to match the severe income shortfall created by these tough economic times. There are some services, like public safety, that our tax dollars must support. Services to victims of sexual assault and domestic violence are part of our public safety network and benefit all of us.
As a member of the baby-boomer generation and a career military officer, I was raised to believe in the principals of honesty, integrity and respect. During the recent election for City Council, as a novice candidate I was naively exposed to the current realities of our political system—the good, the bad and the…ugly.
I was very surprised and disappointed to see the editorial drawing that appeared in your Oct. 21 issue. It depicts the Occupy Wall Street protesters as blaming everyone but themselves for their grievances. The piece seems to intentionally miss the real point and appears to be designed to mislead rather than enlighten your readers on what the movement is about.
It was amazing to watch the nearly 300 volunteers assemble and install all the new equipment at Tudor Square Park in Kent. A big thank you to all those who came. A big thank you to the folks from Humana and KaBoom and the community activists who applied for the grants.
